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The Innovation Metric Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard Used
HP used this R&D benchmark for decades and still managed to forget it. Most companies never found it.
You Knew Before I Did
I built a brand for twenty years. Then I searched for it.
How To Think for Yourself When Everyone Disagrees With You
Why your brain treats disagreement like danger, and a simple two-minute technique to protect your thinking.
How to Make Better Decisions Under Pressure
Someone is counting on you deciding fast. The problem? Time pressure makes you more confident while making you less accurate.
Kroger Copied HP's Innovation Playbook Perfectly. It Failed Anyway.
The invisible reasoning error that cost 18 months—and why you're probably making it right now
6 Most Common Thinking Mistakes Holding You Back
I've been reflecting a lot lately about common thinking mistakes. Yes, you heard me right. It's a bit of a mind-bender. But trust me, this is going to be worth your while. We all have unique ways of perceiving the world. Sometimes, however, these perspectives can
Ethics: The Missing Link to a Better Society
Ethics are essential to any functioning society, but unfortunately, many people have become too accepting of unethical behavior. Greed, jealousy, and selfishness can lead to unethical decisions, and the media has a history of glamorizing those who break the rules.
The Overlooked Secret to Innovation
As a society, we have a problem. Some years ago, the late Nobel Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer was asked by a reporter, “Doctor, what’s wrong with people today?” The famous doctor was silent for a moment, then he said, “People simply don’t think!” Why do some not
TNI-Affordance
On January 13, 2018, the people of Hawaii woke to a shocking alert on their phones and TVs. An incoming ballistic missile was on its way and that the warning was not a drill. It was 38 minutes later that the alert was retracted. During those 38 minutes -- panic
TNI - Exceptionally Normal
It is normal that no two people are exactly alike. Not even twins. So the word normal should not be confused with the word average. If you leave your fingerprints on something, you might as well leave your name and address since no two people have the same prints. You